The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-19


form of the bonds authorized to be issued
should be set forth at large in the Act
Respectfully submitted,
A. +. JUDD,
L. MCCULLY,
EDWARD PRESTON,
RICHD. F. BICKERToN.
On motion of Noble Castle the report was
referred to the special committee on the
Loan Act.
REPORT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
Rep. c. Brown presented the following
report:
Hon s. G. Wilder, President of the Legis-
lative Assembly-Sir: The Judiciary Com
mittee, to whom was referred the bill emit
tied An Act to Amend An Act entitled
An Act Relating to the Practice of Medicine
by Chinese Physicians" approved August
ID, 1880, respectfully recommend that said
bill do pass with the following slight amend
ment-to wit, that Section of said Act be
united with Section l. so as to read as in
the engrossed copy of said Act, herewith
submitted. CECIL Brown,
A. JAEGER,
w. A. KINNEY,
A. P. PAEHAoLE,
CHARLES WALL.
The report was adopted and the bill was
ordered to be read a third time on Saturday
ENCLOSING.
Rep. G. Brown said he had been informed
that it was impossible to get engrossing
done for % cents per folio. It could be done
for so cents This matter was in the hands
of the President. He thought the House
had better take some notice of 1t if they
want to get along with work.
Noble Smith-Where is Minister Thurs
tons $5-a-day man?
Minister Thurston-I can get him at five
minutes notice.
President Wilder suggested that the
House take some action in the matter.
Rep. Kinney moved that the Secretary be
instructed to get the engrossing done at not
more than so cents per folio. Agreed to.
GOVERNMENT LANDS
Noble Townsend put the following ques-
tons to the Minister of the Interior:
L. What Government lands in Honolulu
are now under lease, at what rental is each
piece held and who is the holder of each
lease?
q How are such rents paid-in advance,
or otherwise?
3. To what date is each rental paid?
4. What sum, if any, is now due the Gov
eminent on account of such rents?
LIQUORS.
Noble Castle asked the Minister of For
eign Affairs if the report relating to liquors
required from the Custom House was ready.
Minister Brown said the report, which
was voIuminous and consisted of nothing
but figures, was ready. The Minister of
Finance was expected in the House to-day
to present it, but he is quite seriously i'll.
On motion of Rep. G. Brown the report
was referred TO the select committee on
liquors.
ORDER OF THE DAY.
Second reading of an Act to appropriate
$4,000 for defraying the expenses of the
extra session of 1887
Passed to engrossment and will be read a
third time on Saturday.
Second reading of an Act supplemental
to the Appropriation Bill, making special
appropriations for the use of the Govern
ment during the two years which will end
with the 31st day of March, A D. 1888,
dated October IA, 1886.
The House resolved itself into committee
of the whole, Noble Dole in the Chair.
, Noble Castle moved that the committee
only consider items in the bill before them,
and that no new items be considered. Mo-
ton was finally withdrawn.
Lighting city of Honolulu with electric
light, So, $50.
Minister Thurston moved that when the
committee rise they recommend the House
to pass the item.
Noble Smith wished to know who mi
tiated the electric light and other particu-
lars
Minister ThurstOn then gave a brief out
line of what had been done and what was
being done at the present time, and also
particulars regarding the running of the
dynamo by water power.
Rep. Kamuoha moved to strike it out of
the BILL
Noble Young said they had gone SO far
with the electric light they had better carry
it out.
In answer to question, Minister Thurs
ton said the expenses of lighting the city
with gas were 1896 per month; by the cleo
trio light it was 1857 %. That was for 60
lights. One hundred lights would be be-
tween 5000 and 500 month The electric
light gave ten times more light than gas.
The item passed as in the bill.
Completion of new Police Court building,
So, 313 95.
On motion of Noble Young the item was
referred to special committee.
At noon the House took recess.
Afternoon Session.
The Committe reassembled at :O5
Repairs of Mausoleums, 5000. Passed.
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